M5.5 earthquake 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 18, 1982, 9:41 AM GMT+9 (00:41 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-18 00:41:17 UTC
- Depth
- 51.6 km (32.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.782° N, 126.644° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15969 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.578 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 15937 days ago · 144 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15927 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rh2 (also filed as gcmtb121882a, gcmt19821218004116, iscgem586999). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.